Doctor Who USA Tour
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Doctor Who USA Tour
Doctor Who USA Tour
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8 May 1986: Setting off from Washington DC, with Peter Davison and BBC 1 Controller, Michael Grade in attendance, the Doctor Who USA Tour begins its two-year, multi-city tour (two cities per week). It is hoped that all 181 markets where Doctor Who is screened across America will be visited.
- Itinerary:
- May to August 1986: In its first leg, the tour visits (in no particular order) New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maine, with Peter Davison in attendance.
- During September 1986, Tom Baker and Colin Baker visit (in no particular order) Washington DC, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts and New York.
- September 1986 to February 1987: The Tour visits (in no particular order) New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama. Colin Baker, Jon Pertwee, Peter Davison and Patrick Troughton take part at various legs of the journey.
- October 1986: The tour reaches Wisconsin (with Colin Baker and Patrick Troughton) and Minnesota.
- 8 February 1987: Tampa, Florida, with Peter Davison.
- 21-21 February 1987: DisneyWorld in Orlando, Florida, with Jon Pertwee.
- From late February 1987, Pertwee is joined by new Doctor Sylvester McCoy, visiting (in no particular order) Georgia, Minnesota, and Massachusetts.
- The Tour is renamed the Doctor Who Celebration & Tour 87-88.
- 4-5 July 1987: Tour stops at Chicago. (There are no guests during this leg of the tour.)
- 1 August 1987: The Tour arrives in Iowa, with Janet Fielding.
- August to December 1987: The Tour travels westwards, calling in at (in no particular order) Louisiana, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, and Washington state. Pertwee, McCoy and Janet Fielding attend.
- 5-6 December 1987: The Tour reaches Jackson, Mississippi
- May 1988: The tour ends, having visited some 181 locations over two years.
